"Get Christie Love!" (1974) TV series 1974-1975

Directors:

William A. Graham
Alexander Grasshoff

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

11 September 1974 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Crime

Tagline:

When you need a cop who's no lady ...get Christie Love!

Plot:

Adventures of sexy & sassy black undercover cop Christie Love.

Plot Keywords:

Police | Punctuation In Title | Exclamation Point In Title | Blaxploitation | Beautiful Woman

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win

Cast

Teresa Graves	...	Christie Love (22 episodes, 1974-1975)
Charles Cioffi	...	Matt Reardon (12 episodes, 1974)
Jack Kelly	...	Arthur Ryan (10 episodes, 1975)

Runtime:

60 min (22 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA

Company:

Universal TV

Trivia:

Cicely Tyson was originally cast as Christie Love, but was involved in an accident just a day before beginning work on the series. Executive producer David L. Wolper was understanding of the situation and recast the role. The two would eventually work together on the mini-series "Roots" (1977).

Quotes:

Christie Love: You under arrest, Sugar.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: 12 to the Moon (#6.24)" (1994)

Look Out Sugar!

Teresa Graves was a cast member on "Laugh-In" before headlining this cop show. Christie Love was an expert at undercover work. She relied on her street smarts and sass to get her out of danger. Her favorite ploy was to pretend that she was helpless when confronted by villians, then surprising them by using her martial arts skills on them. The series was the result of a high-rated ABC Movie Of The Week. Unfortunately, wisecracks and heavy action sequences weren't enough to keep this on the air for more than a season.